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18:03

Bank will open as normal tomorrow

A spokesman for Lloyds bank has confirmed that the branch will be open as normal tomorrow morning, and that the suspicious package was a false alarm.

15:22

Jokes being shouted at the bag owner

One witness said: “I was so confused, there were police everywhere, it was chaos. There was some guy who left his bag, people shouted at him and joked. Someone shouted a joke like ‘look at all the trouble you caused’.”

15:18

Evacuation lasted an hour

Police have now left the scene.

The cordon was in place for an hour from 2pm.

15:17

Man returns for lost bag only to find police cordon

Staff were reportedly going through the CCTV to see who left the package when the owner turned up looking of his lost bag.

15:16

'Security incident'

Bank closed because of 'security incident'

The bank put up a sign to say it was re-opening at 3.20pm after it was confirmed the package was not suspicious.

15:14

Confirmed 'not suspicious' package

Police have confirmed the bag has been deemed not suspicious - it was just a rucksack full of clothes.

15:13

Staff outside say bank is 'following protocol'

The bank was closed as part of ‘protocol’.

It’s been reported a rucksack was left in the bank.

15:03

Police are parked outside Lloyds bank

14:58

Roads closed for cordon

Hodgson Street and Sidney Street are both shut as part of the city centre cordon

14:56

Crowds gathering in Sidney Street

14:55

Pictures from the scene

14:53

Cordon in place around Lloyds bank

A Cambridgeshire Constabulary spokesperson said: “We were called at 2.12pm today (13 April) with reports of a suspicious package at a branch of Sidney Street in Cambridge.

“A bag had been left at the branch. The building has been evacuated and a cordon has been set up as a precaution. Hodgson Street and Sidney Street have been closed while the incident is being dealt with.”